Leao scores, Kessie expelled, Griezmann and Suarez Real decide ko with Sheriff, Nerazzurri and Shahktar last in group D
A handsome and generous Milan lost at home to Atletico Madrid playing for over an hour in ten after dominating in the first 30 ‘. Now the qualification gets complicated. Inter’s third 0-0 in a row in the Champions League with Shakhtar considering the two of the last edition. After the knockout with Real, the Nerazzurri confirm their chronic difficulties in Europe.
It is a Champions Devil who starts the match with Atletico Madrid in which Simeone keeps De Paul on the bench. The Rossoneri dominate and Leao’s goal in the 20 ‘is the right reward. Kessie, who had been booked after 15 ‘takes the second yellow card before the half hour from the taxing Turkish referee Cakir. Leao in an overhead kick hits the crossbar and ends the first half. Simeone, who had added Joao Felix before the break, also added De Paul and Lodi after the break. The Spaniards grow and at 10 ‘touch the goal with a header from Suarez. The Rossoneri fort resisted until the 84th minute when Griezmann on Lodi’s cross anticipated Romagnoli and found the corner. Milan have no more and at 94 ‘the referee assigns a non-existent penalty to the Spaniards (the hands are from Lemar not from Kalulu): after 3’ the Var confirms and Suarez scores. The curtain falls.
Unconvincing performance that of Inzaghi’s team that for long stretches suffered the maneuver of the Ukrainians. The Nerazzurri had a good start and on 15 ‘Barella hit the crossbar with a right-footed turn. Shortly before De Zerbi had lost the center forward Traorè victim of a fortuitous clash with Dumfries. At 35 ‘Dzeko posted on the far post fired high from a good position. On the opposite side Handanovic was never busy but only because the many conclusions of the hosts did not hit the goal.
In the second half Shakthar started strong and in the 4 ‘a save in the area by Skriniar to Handanovic beaten was decisive. Inzaghi removes Dzeko and Vecino by inserting Correa and Calhanoglu. The Argentine is the protagonist of a good conclusion that forces the goalkeeper Pyatov to perform, who on the following corner is repeated going to remove De Vrij’s header from the corner. It ends without a goal and Inter and Shakhtar move the standings, but remain last in the standings in their group behind Real Madrid and the Sheriff who even beat the Bernabeu last night. –